AJanuary 10 1927
Kashdan Defeats Bornholz 10 Jan 1927, Mon The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) Newspapers.com
KASHDAN DEFEATS BORNHOLZ.
I. Kashdan, champion of the Rice-Progressive Chess Club, defeated R. L. Bornholz in the third round to gain a tie for second place yesterday. In the Manhattan-Marshall interclub tournament yesterday at the latter's rooms.
January 20 1927
An Exciting Draw 20 Jan 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
An Exciting Draw.
Some there are who pass by chess games that are drawn as necessarily devoid of the keen interest that attaches to encounters in which one side or the other is the victor. Any one adhering to such a practice too closely is apt to miss a good deal of really fine chess. A case in point was furnished by the meeting between Rudolph Smirka of the Marshall Chess Club and Isaac Kashdan of the Manhattan Chess Club, who is also champion of the Rice-Progressive Chess Club, in the fifth round of the pending tournament between the Junior masters. The conduct of the ending was particularly fine.
Rudolph Smirka vs Isaac Kashdan
Manhattan Jr. Masters (1927), New York, NY USA
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2
February 13 1927
February 13, 1927. Pinkus Tournament Winner. Isaac Kashdan of the Manhattan Chess Club won the second prize with 6½ to 3½. Like the leader, Kashdan lost only one game outright, but drew one more. A. E. Santasiere and E. Tholfsen, both of the Marshall Chess Club, divided the third and fourth prizes with totals of 5½-4½ each.
February 17 1927
Junior Experts Shine. 17 Feb 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Junior Experts Shine. Inasmuch as the international masters will monopolize the space during the next four weeks. It is fitting to put forward the efforts of one of the junior experts, who recently completed the six-cornered tournament at the rooms of the Manhattan and Marshall Chess clubs. A. S. Pinkus and I. Kashdan, respectively, were the winners of the first and second prizes. The forceful style of these experts is well shown in the two examples of their play herewith:
Erling Tholfsen (white) vs. Isaac Kashdan (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
March 17 1927
Tenner Wins From Kashdan 17 Mar 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Tenner Wins From Kashdan.
While the grand masters who have been monopolizing the limelight for the past month were resting from their labors in the international tournament there were important happenings at the Manhattan Chess Club yesterday. The annual championship tournament there has been moving on apace quite regardless of the proximity of some of the world's greatest exponents of the game. As was to have been expected, A. Kupchik and I. Kashdan the two leaders last year have again been setting the pace. Geza Marocsy, busy at the international as tournament director, made a poor start. He has lost one out of three games but of course he'll he beard from with great distinctness before the play has advanced very far.
Up to yesterday Kupchik had a score of 5—0 and I. Kashdan 6—0. Last night, however, Kashden came a cropper and lost his first game to Oscar Tenner. It was what might be called a titanic struggle and went to 79 moves. It was a contest worth while and furnished excitement for a large gallery of members who were lucky enough to be on hand. Young Kashdan assumed the aggressive on the 26th move when he sacrificed a piece for two pawns. Later he captured another pawn, making three altogether.
Tenner was in fine fighting mood and particularly good in defense. He held the Rice-Progressive champion at bay and while he cleverly stopped the rush of his opponent's pawn forced through a passed pawn of his own on the queen's side of the board.
The following are the score of the leaders in this tournament:
Kashdan 6—1;
Kupchik 5—0;
Horowitz 4½—½;
Tenner 4½—1½;
Pinkus 4—1;
Steiner 4—2;
Maroczy 2—1.
Appended is the score of the Kashdan-Tenner game:
Isaac Kashdan vs Oscar Tenner
Manhattan CC-ch (1927), New York, NY USA
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Chigorin Defense Panov System (C99) 0-1
April 17 1927
Fearless Tactics Win. 17 Apr 1927, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Fearless Tactics Win.
Conspicuous among those on the team of the Marshall Chess Club who were able to save anything from the wreck in the deciding match with the champion team of the Manhattan Chess Club for the Metropolitan Chess League title, was A. E. Santasiere, the club champion. He was pitted against I. Kashdan, titleholder at the I. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club.
The encounter between these representative members of the younger generation produced truly lively chess. Santasiere, thanks to fearless tactics, won out in characteristic fashion.
Isaac Kashdan vs Anthony Santasiere
Metropolitan Chess League (1927), New York, NY USA
Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation. London Defensive System (A12) 0-1
Manhattan Tourney Games
The annual tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club is moving on apace and worthwhile games are being turned out right along. Two capital specimens of the play between three of the leaders are appended.
Abraham Kupchik vs Isaac Kashdan
Manhattan CC-ch (1927), New York, NY USA
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13) 1-0
Isaac Kashdan (white) vs. Albert Pinkus (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation
August 11 1927
Round Robin 11 Aug 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Five of the younger experts, including E. Berman, I. Horowitz, I. Kashdan, A. S. Pinkus and H. Steiner, plan to start a round-robin tournament among themselves, beginning at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club Saturday afternoon. Two rounds will be contested each week. The contest will be finished in time to permit any who wish to attend the national meeting. Some really worthwhile games may be looked forward to.
August 18 1927
Kashdan Setting Pace 18 Aug 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Kashdan Setting the Pace In Junior Chess Tourney; National Meet Next Week by Hermann Helms
Albert S. Pinkus, who during the past two years has taken the lead among the younger experts of the metropolis and who only recently annexed the championship of the Marshall Chess Club, is experiencing hard sledding in the Junior masters' tournament now in progress at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club. Instead of his accustomed place at the head of the list, he is now last in a field of four, having lost his games in both the first and second rounds. On Saturday he started out with a defeat at the hands of I. Horowitz.
Last night he encountered I. Kashdan, who plans to go to Kalamazoo for the national meeting next week. The latter had the black side of a Ruy Lopez, which did not develop at all to his satisfaction. Pinkus had the better of it in the middle game, but could make nothing of it. In the ending Kashdan had a knight against his rival's bishop and outplayed him, winning in 45 moves.
Kashdan, with two wins to his credit, went into the lead. A third game of Kashdan's stands adjourned with Horowitz, who, with a pawn to the good, has some winning chances.
Pinkus, who has made such a surprisingly poor start, was the hero of the Albert Hallgarten tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club in December, 1925. His winning totals were 9½-2½. Herman Steiner, 9-3, was a close second and Kashdan, 7½-4½, third. In the Manhattan C. C. championship, which followed, Kashdan, with 11½-2½, was second, half a point behind A. Kupchik, and Horowitz, 9-5, third. Pinkus was in a triple tie for sixth place.
Once more Pinkus rose to the occasion in the Junior masters' tournament sponsored by the Manhattan and Marshall Chess Clubs last winter. He was first with 7-3, closely followed by Kashdan with 6½-3½. Pinkus' only loss was to Rudolf Smirka, who, early this month, won the State championship at Rome.
In all this, aside from the prize-Winning ability of Pinkus, the consistent showing of Kashdan is especially noteworthy. It will not be easy to elbow him out of first place in the pending tournament and he should be heard from also if he goes to Kalamazoo.
Today's pairing Berman vs. Horowitz.
Kashdan Setting Pace 18 Aug 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
National Meet Thursday.
According to advices from Kalamazoo, Mich., the participation of Sammy Reshevsky of Detroit in the National Chess Federation championship tournament, which will begin at Kalamazoo a week from today, is definitely assured. Chess followers throughout the land, which the famous young Pole has covered pretty thoroughly, will await the outcome of his efforts with interest. In the Western tournament at Detroit in 1924, which Carlos Torre won without the loss of a game, Reshevsky was placed fifth in a field of 17.
He will have his hands full at Kalamazoo, especially if New York is represented by Kashdan. Another dangerous opponent will be Stasch Mlotkowski of Trenton, N. J, who is as well known in Eastern as in far-Western chess circles. The same can be said of Samuel Factor of Chicago, more than once Western champion.
There is just a possibility that Abraham Kupchik of the Manhattan and Rice-Progressive Chess Clubs may be among those present at Kalamazoo. This fine player is now a resident of Flatbush. Up to this morning he had not arrived at a decision. Negotiations, however, are still under way.
Dr. Arthur E. West, 101 W. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., to whom entries for the national and Western tournaments and minor competitions should be sent, and John C. Cobb Jr., secretary of the Chicago City Chess League, have been doing the lion's share of the work in arranging this, the first meeting of the new federation.
An attractive item on the program is a game of living chess to be played out in the open, with the participants appropriately robed. Reshevsky and Factor will conduct it.
Playing to a Finish.
When young experts get together drawn games are not quite so much in evidence as among the grand masters of the game. This is as it should be and makes for days of real sport. Decisive results were the outcome of the two games in the first round of the four-cornered contest at the Manhattan Chess Club. I. Kashdan, who will go to Kalamazoo next week, and I. Horowitz were the victors. Both played exceedingly well.
Isaac Kashdan vs Ernest Berman
Junior Masters (1927), New York, NY USA, Aug-??
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1-0
August 19 1927
Kashdan Leads At Chess 19 Aug 1927, Fri The Yonkers Herald (Yonkers, New York) Newspapers.com
KASHDAN LEADS AT CHESS
After three games in the Junior masters' tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club, New York, I. Kashdan is leading with two victories, having defeated E. Berman and A. S Pinkus. I. Horowitz won from Pinkus and has an adjourned game with Kashdan, in which the latter is a pawn behind.
August 21 1927
Kashdan Leads at Chess 21 Aug 1927, Sun The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
KASHDAN LEADS AT CHESS
I. Kashdan who expects to be one of the New York representatives in the national chess championship tournament beginning at Kalamazoo, Mich., next Thursday, succeded in drawing his third game with I. Horowitz in the junior masters tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club yesterday, after 60 moves.
August 25 1927
Pinkus Yields to Kashdan 25 Aug 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Pinkus Yields to Kashdan.
In his return game with A. S. Pinkus in the fourth round of the Junior master' tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club, I. Kashdan showed himself to be a player of much resourcefulness. At the critical juncture, he sacrificed the exchange. This enabled him to establish strong pawns in the center, which forced their way through to victory. It was Kashdan's second win against Pinkus.
Isaac Kashdan vs Albert Pinkus
Junior Masters (1927), New York, NY USA, Aug-??
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45) 1-0
Junior Race Still Close 25 Aug 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Junior Race Still Close.
I. Kashdan and I. Horowitz keep on winning and, there being only four in the competition, E. Berman and A. S. Pinkus are equally consistent in losing in the Junior masters tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club. Last night both of the leaders, who are sure of the first two places, had the black pieces. Kashdan, adopting Alekhine's defense, defeated Berman in 21 moves. The latter early sacrificed a pawn but later committed a blunder.
Pinkus, against Horowitz's Philidor defense, gave up a piece for two pawns, getting a temporary attack. Steady play by Horowitz enabled him to score after 30 moves. The deciding game between Kashdan and Horowitz will be played tomorrow evening, although Horowitz will still have another game to play with Berman. Berman and Pinkus have yet to play two games with each other.
August 29 1927
First Chess Prize Won by Kashdan 29 Aug 1927, Mon The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
First Chess Prize Won by Kashdan
Completing his schedule of six games with a victory in the final round and emerging with a total score of 5½ points out of a possible 6, Isaac Kashdan yesterday won the first prize in the Junior masters tournament at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club. A win against I. Horowitz, his chief rival and the second prize winner, decided the issue in favor of Kashdan. The latter went through the tournament without a single defeat. His otherwise clean score was marred only by a draw which Horowitz obtained with him in their first encounter.
The deciding game lasted only 23 moves, inasmuch as Kashdan, playing the white side of a queens gambit declined, obtained a favorable opening and kept up a constant pressure. Finally Horowitz, in a difficult position, made a miscalculation which cost him his queen. Horowitz, with a score of 3½-1½ and another game to play, cannot be passed by either E. Berman or A. S. Pinkus, the other competitors.
September 04 1927
Chess 04 Sep 1927, Sun The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Chess.
E. Berman defeated I. Horowitz in the junior masters' tournament at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club yesterday and thereby moved up into third place. The winner had the black pieces and adopted the Caro-Kann defense, scoring the game after 35 moves. Horowitz, who takes second prize, below I. Kashdan, winner of the tournament, finished his schedule with a score of 3½-2½. Next come Berman, 1-3, and A. S. Pinkus,0-4.
September 11 1927
N. Y. Junior Tournament 11 Sep 1927, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The New York Junior Tournament was won by Kashdan, with a score of 5½-½. There were four entries and all four are players of marked ability. We give the result of the tournament, as there is no question but these young men will be heard of in the future.
September 25 1927
Junior Chess Tourney Won by I. Kashdan 25 Sep 1927, Sun The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Junior Chess Tourney Won by I. Kashdan
The schedule of 12 games has been completed by the four participants in the Junior masters tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club in which I. Kashdan and I. Horowitz were the chief prize winners. E. Berman finished good third by scoring both of his games against A. S. Pinkus. The unexpectedly poor showing of the latter constitutes one of the strongest reversals of form ever recorded in the annals of metropolitan chess.
November 03 1927
Cable Match on Saturday 03 Nov 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Cable Match on Saturday.
On Saturday, beginning at 10 o'clock, New York will make an effort to defeat London for the Insull Trophy in the cable match at the Manhattan Chess Club. Play will last until 7 o'clock.
The two opposing tennis, composed of six experts each, will be in constant communication by direct Western Union cable all day Saturday, moves being exchanged as fast as messages can be decoded. M. S. Kuhns of Chicago, president of the National Chess Federation, U. S. A., will act as umpire for the London team. H. A. H. Carson, chess editor of the London Evening News, will represent the New York team there.
The tournament committee of the Manhattan Chess club, consisting of H. S. Hoit, A. Link, L. B. Meyer and L. W. Stephens, will be in charge at this end. The following will be the opposing teams:
New York—P. J. Marshall, A. Kupchik, E. Lasker, I. Kashdan, M. A. Schapiro and A E. Santasiere. Substitutes—E. Berman, A. S. Pinkus, I. Horowitz and E. Tholfsen.
London—F. D. Yates, W. Winter, V. Buerger, E. G. Sergeant, R. P. Mitchell and M. E. Goldstein. Substitute—E T. Jesty.
November 04 1927
Chess 04 Nov 1927, Fri The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
CHESS.
London's Cable Match with New York.
TWO GOOD SIDES.
The second cable match for the “Samuel Insull” trophy will be played tomorrow between London and New York. The London players will be at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. The London Chess League are holders of this trophy, which was obtained last year by a victory over the Chicago chess-players.
The New York team is a formidable one. The United States champion, P. J. Marshall, who is now in London, is at the head of the team, and will play his game over the board. The other players are Edward Lasker, A. Kupchik, I. Kashdan, A. Santasiere, and M. Schapiro. The London team is F. B. Yates, R. P. Michell, E. G. Sergeant, W. Winter, V. Buerger, and M. E. Goldstein. Play will begin at 3 p.m. and continue till midnight, the New York players, through the variation in time between New York and London, starting in the morning.
November 06 1927
England Retains Its Chess Trophy 06 Nov 1927, Sun Times Union (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
ENGLAND RETAINS ITS CHESS TROPHY
N. Y. Masters Fail, 1-2, to Gain Insull Prize.
London retains the Insull International Chess Trophy, winning from the New York team of chess masters, who tried to win it back yesterday, by 2-1. M. E. Goldstein, London, won from M. A. Schapiro, New York, in 26 moves. Frank J. Marshall, U.S. chess champion, drew with F. D. Yates, champion of Great Britain, in 69 moves. I. Kashdan, New York, drew with W. Winter, London, in 24 moves. The remaining three games were unfinished and will be adjudicated in Amsterdam, Holland, shortly, but to all practical purposes are lost.
The New York team, composed of Frank J. Marshall, A. Kupchik, Edward Lasker, I. Kashdan, E. A. Santasiere and M. A. Schapiro, attempted vainly to regain the Insull trophy, lost by Chicago to the London team a year ago. They were opposed by F. D. Yates, P. P. Michell, E. G. Sergeant, W. Winter, V. Buerger and M. E. Goldstein.
The games were played by cable, the New York team, with the exception of Mr. Marshall who played in London, playing at the Manhattan Chess Club, 2093 Broadway, New York.
November 18 1927
London Beats New York in Cable Match 18 Nov 1927, Fri The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
CHESS.
London Beats New York in Cable Match.
The chess match by cable between London and New York, played on November 5, for the Samuel Insall Trophy, was left undecided, three of the six games being unfinished at the call of time. London had gained a lead of two to one, and, as stated in our report, there was little doubt that a good victory for the home team would be scored.
The unfinished positions were sent to the president of the International Chess Federation for him to submit them for expert adjudication, and the result just to hand makes the final score read four to two in favour of London. As anticipated, V. Buerger wins against A. E. Santasiere on board five, the advantage in his case being clear. The other two games were adjudicated drawn.
The London Chess League therefore retain possession of the Samuel Insall Trophy, and it is expected that New York will challenge again next year. A third successive victory would give London permanent possession of the trophy.
December 15 1927
Manhattan CC Championship 15 Dec 1927, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
The tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club won last year by Geza Maroczy will begin on January 7. H. Steiner, I. Kashdan, A. S. Pinkus, R. L. Bornholz and S. S. Cohen have entered so far. Cohen and Kashdan, each 10-1, divided the first and second prizes in a recent rapid transit tourney in which 12 competed. Oscar Tenner, 9-2, was third, and Pinkus and Kuntz, each 6½-4½, divided the third and fourth prizes.
